Kristina the Celebrant

So, you've booked your venue and set your date, and maybe you've begun ticking other vendors off your list. But there's a big one you need to make a decision about; who is going to marry you? If you've found your way to my site, I'm guessing you're at least considering a humanist celebrant for your wedding. Hopefully I can help you decide, and smooth the way for you to find your perfect officiant. Here are five things to consider when choosing your celebrant. Paul Breen Photo

Recently Engaged? Huge congratulations! Such an exciting time for you both. There will be lots of pressure to get started with wedding planning: January, in fact, is the time where most couples start making serious plans, setting dates, and booking vendors. I’m here to help with these earliest stages, and my first piece of advice is: take your time. Enjoy it. You have so much time to make plans, but the first flow of new engagement doesn’t last long, so make the most of it! O

A memory box is a special ritual to include on or after your wedding day, and a great opportunity to plan a future reminiscing session...

Weddings are an exciting occasion for all the family, but sometimes mums get a bit of a bum deal! There’s the father-daughter dance, the...

It can be difficult to decide on a symbolic ritual for your wedding ceremony. If your guests have never been to a humanist wedding...

Many symbolic rituals we see today are adaptations or call-backs to older traditions. The oathing stone is no exception. An old Scottish...

Like many symbolic rituals, a wine ceremony is a lovely representation of the uniting of a couple in marriage. It can also be inclusive...

Planting a tree is a beautiful way to celebrate a new marriage, and is a deeply-rooted (pardon the pun!) tradition in many parts of the...

It can be difficult to think of ways to personalise your wedding ceremony. After all, most wedding ceremonies are deeply traditional,...

Many symbolic rituals that are now common in humanist ceremonies come from other traditions, but with humanist weddings we can make them...

Humanist weddings are unique and personal by nature, regardless of the elements you choose to include. Many people choose to incorporate...

Your ceremony is (in my – probably biased – opinion!) the most important part of your wedding day, and the event that kicks off the rest...

Your wedding ceremony is the most important element of your wedding day. It sets the tone for the rest of the celebrations, and is the...

Put simply, humanist weddings are non-religious ceremonies that put the couple front and centre. They are carried out by a humanist...